John Papillon
Photographer, Visual Artist
1838 – 1891
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Who was John Papillon?
John Ashton Papillon was a British photographer and Royal Engineer who was commissioned to accompany and photographically document the Anglo-French military expedition to northern China during the Second Opium War in 1860. Papillon produced images taken from between Canton and the Taku Forts but became ill and was evacuated on 29 September 1860 before completing his mission.
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- Born
- 1838
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Died
- 1891
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on July 23, 2013
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